Lady Conqs fall twice at district tournament

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May 6, 2013 at 5:42 AMMay 6, 2013 at 5:59 AM

By Globe Sports Staff

The Dodge City Lady Conquistadors lost to Highland and Brown Mackie in the NJCAA Region VI-District E tournament Sunday afternoon at Topeka's Hummer Sports Complex.
The Lady Conqs lost to Highland 3-2 in a first round game and then fell to Brown Mackie 12-4 in a losers bracket contest.
Dodge City (25-22) scored both of their runs against Highland in the top of the first. Ashley Stephenson and Amanda Best hit singles and were brought in on a triple by Taylee Heckman.
The lead wouldn't last as the Lady Scotties scored all three of their runs in the bottom of the fourth. Baylie Dillion recorded an RBI when she reached base on a Dodge City error before Paige Crawford hit a two-run home run to put Highland on top.
Heckman was the losing pitcher for the Lady Conqs, while Crawford was the winning pitcher for the Lady Scotties.
Brown Mackie scored four in the first, two in the second and one in the fourth before the Lady Conqs got on the scoreboard in the fifth.
Dodge City scored all of its runs in that inning on RBI hits by Best, Heckman, Kayli Keate and Brandy Huff.
Brown Mackie answered with a run in the bottom of the fifth and four in the sixth to complete the rout.

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